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Queens Council on the Arts’ mission is to foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community.
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QCA
Q U E E N S C O U N C I L O N T H E A R T S
“I thought I [would] teach CAD and Virtual Reality but I [actually learned] from some pretty incredible seniors.” ~ Yvonne Shortt, Founder/Executive Director, RPGA Studio
SU-CASA arts programs for seniors
“HS2AS helped me expand my own work and help instruct others on the same path.” ~ Ema Furusho, 2015-16 New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellow & fine arts major at Carnegie Mellon
HIGH SCHOOL TO ART SCHOOL a portfolio development program for high school students seeking acceptance to college
grants to individual artists
grants to arts organizations
“Thanks to QCA, I am able to create, and present new projects exploring new ideas that transcends cultural boundaries and reaching out to [a] new, multi-ethnic audience.” ~ Nivedita ShivRav, Musician
“QCA's seminars have given our organization an excellent grounding in all aspects of the fundraising process.” ~ Mark Buccheri, Associate Director, Performing Arts Conservatory of New York
Artists served
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT career resource tools and skill building for artists
.. artists & counting
since 2009
“Before, I would never have called myself a writer. My success would not have been achieved without the support of QCA.” ~ Vaughn M. Watson, Author
ARTIST PEER CIRCLES small, creative support & mentoring groups
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artists sharing their work in
monthly events
”The June lab was like a 'salon' I read about in history classes. I left enriched with inspiration.” ~Daniel Khan, Filmmaker
LAB where artists share emerging works
Artists-in-residence at
senior centers in Queens
Seniors served
Queens communities receiving resources for creative professionals32
QUEENS ARTS FUND funding for Queens artists & arts organizations
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IN KIND• Afrikan Poetry Theatre
• Atlantic Beach Surf Shop
• Braata Productions
• Bunch of Balloons
• Chocolate Factory Theater
• COFFEED
• Crescent Gril
• Cyclo Restaurant
• Empire Merchants
• Flushing Town Hall
• Foodcellar
• Jamaica Center for Arts andLearning
• Kaufman Astoria Studios
• Knockdown Center
• Lagunitas Beer
• LIC Community Boathouse
• Lockwood
• Manducatis RusticaRestaurant
• Materials for the Arts
• Moda Grill
• Murasaki Restaurant
• Museum of the Moving Image
• Noguchi Museum
• NY Hall of Science
• Paper Factory Hotel
• Pink Canary Desserts
• QNS Collective
• Queens Botanical Garden
• Queens Library
• Queens Museum
• Queens Theatre
• Rockaway Beach Surf Shop
• Rockaway Brewing Co.
• Rockaway Artists Alliance
• Rockaway WaterfrontAlliance
• Skudin Surf
• Socrates Sculpture Park
• Taylor Creative
• Tom4Taxi
• Tuk Tuk Restaurant
• Uke Hut
• Uma’s Restaurant
• United States TennisAssociation
• Z NYC Hotel
DONORS• Elmwood Charity Fund• Argentina Flores• Marsha Heydt• Cathy Hung• Remy Krakauer• Susan Lacerte• Catherine Lee• Lynn Lobell• Edward Martin• Stephen Martin• Tyler Myers• Stefanie Nelson• Maria Odysseos• Kristina Pecorelli• Juvenal Reis• Melissa Sandor• Moitri Savard• Victoria Schneps-Yunis• Judith Sloan• Omar Solis• Nora Vizzini• Elise Wagner• Stephen Williams
$100,000 & Above
• New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
• New York State Council on theArts
$50,000 - $100,000
• Altman Foundation
Up to $50,000• Pinkerton Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Up to $20,000
• Rose Associates
Up to $10,000• Con Edison• Two West Foundation
Up to $5,000 Up to $100
• Aviation Development Council
• Investors Bank Corp.
• Juvenal Reis Studios
• Kaufman Astoria Studios
• Mathis-Pfohl Foundation
• Milton and Sally Avery ArtsFoundation
• New York Community BankFoundation
• Resorts World Casino New York
• TD Charitable Foundation
• TF Cornerstone
• WeWork
• Thalia K. Batan• Jessica Bathurst• Brunswick Group• Katha Cato• Lilian Chen• Dance Into Light, Inc.• Melisa Diaz• Antonia Dunbar• Ebsco Industries, Inc.• Tim Fredrick• Morgan Jones• Risa Kantor• Gail Koelln• Seth Krakauer• Tsidii L. Lupino• Murasaki Restaurant• Priscilla P. Stadler• Uma’s Restaurant• Susan Varo• Buz Vault
Up to $1,000
• Gianna Cerbone-Teoli
Up to $500
• Aryana A. Anderson• Mallie Boman• Mònica Sarmiento Castillo• Okomfo A. Dinizulu
MEMBERS• Beverley Barr• Malcolm Chan• Ann Cofta• Mandy Estinville• Catherine Fletcher• Tim Fredrick• Anthony M. Grimaldi• Jean Hauptman• Margret Hjaltested• Valerie G. Keane• Linda Kleinbub• Carol Lacks• Mary Lannon
• Daniel Lu• Michael Pepe• Christine Perrelli• Jennifer Reed• Linda Rufo• Claudia K. Sargent• Malini N. Shah• Kamila Smith• Anna E. Tsuri• Adolfo S. Vazquez• Ian Wen• Joan Willette• Chin C. Yang
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2016 QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEESHONORARY CHAIRPERSON
Hon. Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President
QCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Gianna Cerbone-Teoli, President Owner, Manducatis Restaurant
Juvenal Reis, Secretary President, Reis Studios
Maria Odysseos, Treasurer Vice President & Branch Manager, Investors Bank
Catherine Lee, Senior Director, F&T Group
Frank “Turtle” Raffaele, Founder & CEO, COFFEED
Juan “Rick” Rosa, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Hal Rosenbluth, President, Kaufman Astoria Studios
Victoria Schneps-Yunis, CEO, Schneps Communications
Armando Soto, Senior Development Associate, Yenni Capital, Inc.
The Queens Council on the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1966. Programming provided by QCA is made possible
in part by public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor
Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, State Assembly Member Aravella Simotas, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
in partnership with the City Council, The Office of the Honorable Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Council Member Karen
Koslowitz and the Queens Delegation to the New York City Council, additional private support and from individuals like you.
QCA STAFF Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director
Lynn Lobell, Grants and Resource Director
Masud Grant, Development Coordinator
Daliana Rosa, Online Coordinator
FINANCIAL STATEMENTPUBLIC SUPPORT & REVENUES 2016 2015
PUBLIC SUPPORT
Grants 707,489 551,850
Contributors 183,500 181,862
890,989 773,712
REVENUES
Membership Dues 2,480 4,235
Contracted Services & Workshops 4,820 3,250
Interest 195 276
Fundraising/Special Events 43,955 28,790
Miscellaneous 0 3,067
51,450 39,618
Total Support & Revenues 942,439 773,330
EXPENSES
Arts Services 197,781 197,804
Education 208,896 202,729
Grants Programs 413,971 305,910
Fundraising/Special Events 61,459 55,935
Administrative 123,229 82,492
Total Expenses 1,005,336 844,870
Change in Net Asset 62,897 71,540
Transfer of Restricted Funds for Unrestricted Purposes 0 0
Net Assets - Beginning 522,146 593,686
Net Assets - End 459,249 522,146
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